Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-04
State AFFAIRS.
Senator Jarvis Reports the General
Appropriation Bill TO Run the
State the Next Two Years.
Discussion in the House Over the
- Amendment Excluding Railway At
tOrneys from Inc Legislature.
The Legislators Bucknng Down TO the
Routine Work of the Sc sion
Gresham's Railroad Bill
A HOT TIME IN THE HOUSE.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, FEB. "a lively discus
sion took place in the House to-day over
the question of adopting the Joint resolu-
ton to submit constitutional amend
ment to the people to exclude officers,
| lawyers and attorneys of railroads and
kindred corporations from seat on the
floor of either house while so employed
MIR. Browning of Mobetie opposed its
adoption because he considered it piece
OF class legislation, dangerous and per-
nicious as precedent and III just in de-
priving class of people of representation
whose interests were now aud would be
in the future the subject of legislative
| investigation and enactmentS, and for
that very reason should have d hearing
by representatives on the floor OF both
| houses.
Mr.. Truit considered it spe-
cies of class legislation more obnox-
ious to the interests Of good government
than anything that could be devised. He
said he Aas in favor Of bringing corpora
tions TO level with individuals and to
regulate them So that it would be impossi-
bic for them or their agents to Cypress
the people either by pooling their
rates or by DETERMINATIONS by the
long and short naul system. But while
he favored such le4 islation as would &C
complish this ohject he was the more i'm
pressed with the necessity OF allowing
them representatives in the bodies where
the questions of vital importance touch
ing their Interests are concerned.
Mr.. Johnson of Smith favored the adop-
ton of the resolution, and did not under
stand that the resolution would
deprive any man of the |
right to run for and he elected |!
to the Legislature because he was or |
had been connected with or employed by |
u railroad or other corporation Of kin
dred class, but it was to prevent him |
while drawing salary from the state, as
q representative of the people, to be at
the same time employed by and receive a
salary from railroads to represent
them, and defeat, if possible,
any legislation detrimental to their
interests, quoting from the Bible that
''man cannot serve GCd and mamm0n at
the same time" He denied that the
to be submitted by this reso-
luton was class legislation, referring to
General MaXey's position in the Senate OF
the United States as an exposition of the
truth of his position
Mr.. Kirlicks of Houston considered
the proposition not 50 muCh an amend
ment that would operate against rail-
roads as piece of legislation against the
legal profession. He wanted to know if
The House desired to prevent q man fol-
lowing any other business when elected {
to the Legislature. If q client should !
send him business to attend TO in Austin, ;
and after the session had adjourned for )
he day, was it their intention in SUD
hitting such an amendment 10 the consti-
u,lon toiprohibit members from so doing?
lie believed If the members would exam
ne the COmptrOller's books aud inform a
themselves OF the vast amount of prop
rty on which railroads paid taxes that 5
hey would be forced to admit that they
we're entitled to representation in the {
tate and national Legislatures, where .
heir interests were the suc ject of SO
ouch legislation. u
MIR. Bell of Denton took the position 0
hat the amendment should include all
orporations, so that their influence could +
e excluded from he Legislature halls. o
This was by far the most heated debate [
hat has been INDUCED in by the House
his session. fl
GENhRAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 5
Senator Jarvis, chairman of the finance 81
ommittee, reported to the Senate to. day b
he general appropriation bill to support
lie state government for the next two r.
ears, beginning March /, 1887, and end fe
lg February %, 1889.